Jameson “Jamie” Corsillo, a youth
tennis player and volunteer ball boy who recently participated in the 2018 Delray Beach Open, an annual ATP
World Tour 250 Men’s Pro-Tennis event held
at Delray Beach Tennis Center, has received a tennis
scholarship from Palm Beacher Amin C. Khoury, a Brown University alumni. Mr. Khoury, a
managing partner at KAD Companies, a single family office and private investment company, learned that Corsillo was an aspiring
professional tennis player, a freshman honor roll student and National Junior
Beta Club member at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale.
“I admire his academic and athletic excellence. Jamie has
a unique combination of skill, talent, and toughness. With the right support, I
think he can do some really great things in life on and off the tennis court.
I wish him and his family the best of luck.” said Amin C. Khoury.
He is a former college tennis player and Brown University
alumni.
Corsillo was ranked no. 2 in the nation in the USTA Boys
14-Under division in both 2016 and 2017. He competes in tournaments
throughout the U.S. and still finds time to volunteer as a ball boy.
With the support of tennis coach Steve Longley and mentorship
of Jeff Bingo, general manager of Delray Beach
Tennis Center, Corsillo aspires to transition into ITF-International Tennis
Federation Tournaments and compete throughout the world.
Corsillo’s schedule consists of
attending a full-time college preparatory school training several hours a day
plus travelling time to junior tennis competitions throughout the U.S. and the world.
“Jamie is unique because he
maintains a traditional eight-hour daily school schedule. Most players on his
level are home schooled which allows more flexibility for conditioning, training
and competing.” said Longley.
Corsillo has a devoted mother keeping and supporting her
son’s dream at home.
“It is challenging to keep up
with Jamie’s rigorous academic, tennis and travel schedule and keep him a
balanced teenager. I desire to support my son’s dream of becoming a professional
tennis player while still prioritizing his academic commitments.” said Meredith
Corsillo.
Introduced to hitting tennis balls at the age of five-years-old, Jamie
enjoys the mental challenge of the one-on-one competition.
“I am very grateful to Mr. Khoury for his generous tennis
scholarship which will help pay for upcoming training and competitions,” said
Corsillo.
On March 19, Jamie volunteered as ball boy at the Miami Open. He then
travels to Indian Wells, CA, to play in the 16’s youth-tennis completion at the
Easter Bowl, a USTA National Level 1 event, where in 2012 he won the Boys
12-Under Silver Ball in Singles and Doubles competitions, in 2017 was the
Bronze Ball Winner in Doubles at the event. After Easter Bowl, he heads to
Carson, CA, to compete in the International Spring Championships. Corsillo
is currently a Top-5 College Recruit Class of 2021, Blue Chip for past five
years with a 12 UTR according to www.TennisRecruiting.net.
Corsillo’s youth tennis career has included playing
tennis games with Mats Wilander, the world’s no. 1 tennis player from 1982 to
1988, and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, at seven-years-old
was the youngest boy to win a scholarship to the John McEnroe Tennis Academy in
New York City and had the honor of being hand-picked by tennis legend John
McEnroe himself. McEnroe is a yearly participant in The Delray Open. In 2011,
Corsillo was featured in Sports Illustrated Kids, in 2012 won the Little Mo
International Tennis Championships in Flushing, NY, in 2014 was the State of
Florida’s no. 1 player for 12-Under Boys, was ranked nationally as the No. 3
player in the 12-Under Boys, and won the Silver Ball USTA at the Winter Nationals in
Arizona.
Corsillo continued his climb close to home in 2015 as the
Winner of the Longines Future Aces and represented the U.S. in Paris at Rolland
Garros, the famed orange clay court at the French Open major tennis tournament.
In 2016, Corsillo was ranked no. 1 in Florida and no. 2 nationally in the Boys
14-Under class as a 13-year-old and was the United States Tennis Association
(USTA) National Hard Courts Silver Ball Singles Winner and USTA Level 2
national Winner at the Delray Tennis Center. Corsillo is pictured with Khoury.
